Watson C. Warriner, Sr., a trained chemical engineer, worked for DuPont on the Manhattan Project. During the war he worked on building ordnance plants and acid plants, and helped design and build the chemical separation plants at Hanford (also known as the 221 T-plant or “Queen Marys”). He discusses the trains and cask car system used at Hanford and life in the dormitories on the secret site. He recalls going to New York City with his wife to celebrate V-J Day with thousands of other people crowded into the streets.
For the interview transcript: https://manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/watson-c-warriner-srs-interview
A general overview of the process in which a block of steel is transformed into a knife by literally reconfiguring the molecular and crystalline structure of the once rigid metal.
Shot at ‘The Crucible’ in Oakland.
Music by ‘Steve Porter and John Debo – Deported’
My ‘Physics for Artists’ Final.